Jordan Leary

Escher Tiles

2012-02-06T22:42:00.001-07:00

Canyon Cliffs and Chocolava

2011-09-21T21:00:00.005-06:00

Contact

2011-09-13T21:14:00.001-06:00

Three Muses

2011-09-11T19:59:00.005-06:00

Terragen 2 - Ancient Circle

2011-09-09T22:50:00.005-06:00

Terragen 2 - Working in Stone

2011-09-07T23:12:00.003-06:00

More Terragen

2011-09-03T12:06:00.003-06:00

And here's another.

and another...

and...

Terragen Reunion

2011-09-01T23:33:00.005-06:00

I rediscovered Terragen 2! Here are a couple of images I created with the program this evening.

Interactive Storybook

2011-08-21T09:14:00.003-06:00

Here's the first page of an interactive storybook idea that's been hanging in my head for a while.

Fearful Symmetry

2011-05-24T22:02:00.001-06:00

Particle Max-Out

2011-04-06T21:42:00.002-06:00

A quick test to see how many bitmap particles AS3 can stomach. Here I'm running 2000 with no visible lag.

Playing in the Sand

2011-02-05T22:01:00.005-07:00

The evolution continues, and this time it's interactive! See the instructions below. You should be able to add a hundred balls or more without much hit on performance.

Finding Form

2011-01-30T18:07:00.002-07:00

This is yesterday's idea put to new use. Stay tuned for a game based on the same mechanic. Lucky you!

Rivulets

2011-01-30T00:05:00.004-07:00

It's been a Saturday well spent.

Click once on the image to stop the droplets. Click again to create a new texture.

Simple 3D

2010-05-03T19:53:00.003-06:00

I came up with a really simple approach to simulating 3D rotation in Flash. This little guy was animated with just a few dozen lines of code.

Swarming Light

2010-03-28T13:59:00.004-06:00

Click in the window to start again.

Dynamic Legs

2010-02-28T21:22:00.002-07:00

The legs are drawn and animated dynamically. Move the mouse around to play with the speed and stride.

Isometric Wave

2010-01-17T15:50:00.002-07:00

Live Wires

2009-11-07T23:27:00.004-07:00

The tricky part on this piece was to get dynamically drawn lines to weave through each other, overlapping according to depth.

And here are a few screenshots.

Robot Movement

2009-10-25T11:17:00.003-06:00

Just playing with code-driven animation.

More Rain Music

2009-02-28T15:34:00.000-07:00

This time it's set to a predefined tune with just a touch of randomness.

Rain Music

2009-01-21T21:34:00.002-07:00

Here are the wave physics with a touch of generative music.

Wave Physics

2009-01-18T16:57:00.002-07:00

I felt the urge to experiment with wave physics today after playing World of Goo.

Canon in D

2008-12-12T17:10:00.001-07:00

Here's an updated version set to the chords of Canon in D.

Generative Piano

2008-12-06T16:42:00.002-07:00

I got to thinking about the mathematics of music as I lay in bed this morning. This is the result.

Flower Garden

2008-07-23T22:32:00.001-06:00

Click on the image to generate a new composition.

Mosaic

2008-07-20T12:04:00.000-06:00

Click on the image to generate a new composition, or click and drag to add another mosaic circle.

Perlin Noise

2008-06-21T19:37:00.002-06:00

This piece uses Flash's perlin noise generator. Click on the image to generate a new composition.

Doodling

2007-10-28T14:21:00.000-06:00

I started playing with some new random drawing algorithms. I think this is working better than my previous attempts. Click on the image to stop doodling, then click again to start a new composition.

IF: Sprout

2007-02-02T07:41:00.000-07:00

Click on the image to generate a new original composition.

IF: Red

2007-01-26T13:15:00.000-07:00

What do you see in the red blots? Click on the image to generate a new original composition. You can see some generated samples below.

IF: Super Hero Genes

2007-01-19T09:24:00.000-07:00

What makes a super hero super? Click refresh to generate a new strand.

IF: 80's

2007-01-12T09:30:00.000-07:00

Click on the image to stop drawing, then click again to generate a new original composition.

IF: Buzz

2007-01-05T09:41:00.000-07:00

Can you make your way through the maze of buzzing bees? Click on the image to generate a new original composition. You can see some samples below. You'll find a more complex version of this type of generative knotwork on my website.

IF: Phoenix

2006-12-29T15:55:00.000-07:00

Click on the image to generate a new composition. You can see some generated samples below.

IF: Peace Dance

2006-12-22T08:17:00.000-07:00

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Oh Baby!

2006-12-17T21:21:00.000-07:00

Don't try and tell me that you're not jealous of my birthday present. Soon these puppies will be burnin' up the disco dance floor.

IF: Help

2006-12-15T12:05:00.000-07:00

Here's my special birthday submission for Illustration Friday. Click on the image to generate a new composition. When I saw this week's topic I thought of a painting by J.M.W. Turner called The Slave Ship. This piece is inspired by that painting. You can see some generated samples below.

IF: Mask

2006-12-08T11:12:00.000-07:00

Click on the illustration to stop drawing, then click again to generate a new composition. This piece was inspired by African Lega masks. You can see some generated samples below.

IF: Might - the Power of Symmetry

2006-12-01T09:03:00.000-07:00

Roll over the image to view the interaction options. You can see a layout of some sample images below. These were captured by hitting "print screen" and pasting into Photoshop.

IF: Invention - Machines of War

2006-11-24T08:30:00.000-07:00

Click on the illustration to generate a new composition. You'll never get the same one twice. To view a larger version of this piece, visit my portfolio and go to the "progrart" section.

IF: Thanksgiving Cornucopia

2006-11-17T09:07:00.000-07:00

Here's another generative piece. I've given this one a mind of its own, but I've restricted the palette to colors you would see in a cornucopia. Click on the image to stop drawing, then click again to start a new illustration. If you get something really interesting, take a screen shot, crop it, and e-mail me the image, or post a link to it in your comment.

Below are some samples of completed illustrations, in case you're too impatient to wait for your own.

IF: Clear Sky

2006-11-11T16:31:00.000-07:00

This illustration is generated semi-randomly. You can click on the image to create new variations on the same theme. Check out my portfolio to see more generative art.

A New Look

2006-11-11T09:21:00.000-07:00

After attending a seminar and workshop by Joshua Davis, I was inspired to redesign my portfolio site. Check out the new look.

The Popsicle Stick Puppet Show

2006-10-12T16:14:00.000-06:00

This is a promotional animation piece we did for LetterPress Software, Inc. (Video Copyright LetterPress Software, Inc.)

CREDITS:
Story/Idea: Tyson Burnham, Nate Greenwall, Jordan Leary
Animation, Illustration, and Editing: Jordan Leary
Character Designs and Illustration: Nate Greenwall
Illustration and Texture work: Tyson Burnham
Music: Kinsey Love

What's in a Name?

2006-10-10T20:45:00.000-06:00

I find it mildly entertaining to Google my own name from time to time to see if there's anything new about myself that I wasn't aware of. Today I was pleased to discover this little article from a local newspaper. Who would have thought?

IF: Quiet

2006-10-01T22:30:00.000-06:00

When I thought of this week's topic I remembered a "death mask" I had once seen in a museum. The quiet image of that plaster mask has remained with me ever since.

IF: Change

2006-09-17T16:36:00.000-06:00

My two-year-old created this drawing today. Needless to say, I was quite impressed. (note: All parents like to believe their children are prodigies.)

I decided to explore the drawing a bit by adding color and texture. Here's the change:

Illustration Friday: Farm

2006-09-10T20:12:00.000-06:00

Illustration Friday: Safe

2006-09-02T21:56:00.000-06:00

Illustration Friday: Run

2006-08-26T22:41:00.000-06:00

Time for a little exercise.